The former France female captain's first game in charge of the side marked the first time a woman has managed a side in any of the top two tiers in European football.

Her side lost 2-1. It was the day she turned 40. And worst of all, before the match she was patronised shamelessly by opposite number Alex Dupont of Brest, who gave her a bunch of flowers before the game.

Just wondering how many other opposing managers Brest gives flowers to, eh?

Our correspondent at Reuters failed to note in the match report if Dupont also winked, patted her bum, and/or said, "Good luck sweetie/darling/toots" as he handed over his present. But we wouldn't be surprised if he had.

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2. Michael Jordan - still got it, aged 51

The basketball legend was persuaded to return to the court, briefly, as he talked to basketball hopefuls at a summer training camp on Monday. Take on a few shots, they said - and he did.

In fact he took on 11 shots in a row, all of which went in, and all of which were caught on video by one of the dads in the crowd - who shared them with the world in this sped-up film. Amazing stuff.

Jose Mourinho ripping into a referee isn't really news. Indeed, Mourinho leaving a match official's honour un-besmirched any time Chelsea fail to win is absolutely in line with expectations. But even we were stunned to read his comments when the Blues lost a completely meaningless pre-season friendly:

"I learned nothing from this game... We were expecting a fast game a competitive game but we come here and the referee thought this was a circus for Bremen fans - for them to have fun - and he killed the match.
"This game for us would have been perfect. I like the Werder Bremen team - they are fast, intense and they defend with a lot of people.
"The opponent is perfect for us to compete today but we couldn't play."

Now, World of Sport will happily admit that it didn't see the match. But using the referee as an excuse for not winning a friendly is like grumbling about the staples in the free paper you pick up at the station in the morning. What on earth do you expect, and what does it matter?

As fans on Twitter weren't slow to point out, Mourinho's sourness was in sharp contrast to Arsene Wenger's response to a similar defeat the same day...

Mourinho: The ref thought it was a circus for the fans and decided everything against us Wenger: Its a friendly, Monaco deserved to win

17-year-old Axelle Despiegelaere became one of the unlikely stars of the World Cup when pictures of her supporting Belgium went viral on the web. She even earned a modelling contract with L'Oreal - though they pulled the plug on that when she was pictured on social media apparently having blasted a defenseless antelope to death with a high-powered rifle.

But while the make-up firm was unforgiving (and understandably so, considering how hot a potato animal cruelty is in the world of cosmetics) it seems Belgian fans aren't so bothered. Axelle was not just welcomed by the fans as the new season got under way for Club Brugge, but given the full VIP treatment.

While we sympathise with the pain and frustration, World of Sport is a little shocked at this story. First off, since when did soap dishes become so deadly? And secondly, Lodeiro's inability to get his foot out of the way demonstrates a lack of the sharp reflexes and self-preservation instinct that is, frankly, rather disturbing in a top class professional athlete.